Plantain-Tree Rubber Intercropping Systems Improved Productivity in the Tropical Humid Zone of Ghana, West Africa

Table 11

Effect of different plantain population on leaf area and leaf area index of plantain at Ellembelle and Jomoro.

Treatment	Leaf area (cm^2)	Leaf area index
Ellembelle
P	11611	0.077
PR	13209	0.029
PPR	13792	0.061
PPPR	15442	0.103
SED	905.7	0.0073
CV (%)	8.20	13.10
Jomoro
P	13409	0.0894
PR	12534	0.0279
PPR	13039	0.058
PPPR	16132	0.1075
SED	623.6	0.0046
CV (%)	5.50	7.90

P = sole plantain; PR = low-density plantain; PPR = medium-density plantain; PPPR = high-density plantain; SED = standard error of the difference; CV = coefficient of variation.